Chapter 49: Going Crazy for the Forty-Nineth Day, Just Need a Bed
"Huh?" Xu Xiaonian sighed. "You're already in such a high position, and you still want to flatter others?"
Jiang Qingya: "I've already said that I'm just a fat pig waiting to be sold. In front of truly powerful people, I actually have no status and position. Instead, they look down on me."
"Flattery doesn't depend on one's status; it depends on one's desires. Even a beggar doesn't have any desires beyond his ability, so he doesn't need to flatter. But my desires are clearly beyond my ability, so of course I have to flatter."
"For example, when I was flattering that group of people, there was an aunt named Wei who spoke to me very politely, always agreeing with my wishes. In today's terms, she was providing me with emotional value. Later I found out that she wanted me to marry her son."
"But their family's wealth was so poor compared to ours that my dad refused to agree."
Aunt Fengjuan asked while cracking some melon seeds, "Then how did you find out your father didn't want to train you to be his successor?"
Jiang Qingya: "Didn't I say that before? My two brothers and I study different subjects. I asked my mom why, and she said piano and ballet are good because they can cultivate a person's temperament and flexible body."
"I asked my mother why my two brothers didn't cultivate their temperament and figure. My mother told me directly that I was different from them and they didn't need to get married. Piano and ballet would help me find a husband, so I had to learn them."
Jiang Qingya was still a little emotional as she described this incident. "You know what? I was really shocked at the time. Shocked that I was different from my two brothers. They didn't even have to get married, while I had to improve my temperament and figure to get married. Of course, my mother's light-hearted tone also shocked me."
"Why?" Aunt Fengjuan added.
"Because I felt at the time that in my parents' marriage, my mom always had to endure it and ask my dad for money. Although my dad didn't cheat, he always criticized her for spending money recklessly. I felt very miserable. I originally thought that my loving mother would not let me live such a hard life like her, but I didn't expect that she would let me follow her old path."
"So I think the fact that my mother loves me is debatable."
When talking about her mother, Lin Yu was the most emotional.
Her mother is different from Jiang Qingya's mother. She is the type who is selfless and willing to support her no matter whether she wants to be a poor kid or make a lot of money.
Lin Yu whispered, "Maybe your mother herself doesn't realize that it's uncomfortable to ask for money."
Jiang Qingya nodded. "From what I've observed, you're right. She thinks this is a kind of marital interest. And she really thinks it's easier to ask for money than to earn it herself."
"But I'm different from her. I prefer to make money on my own so no one can control me."
For some reason, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
Jin Yuan asked, "So your parents were also married through an arranged marriage?"
"That's about right. Our family did indeed start from my grandfather's generation, but the real assets can be said to be my father's personal hard work. When my parents got married, they were indeed well-matched, and my grandmother's family was not bad. It's just that they haven't kept up with the pace of the times, and now they don't have as much assets as our family. So my father often helps my grandmother's family."
Jin Yuan: "No wonder they let you arrange a marriage. It turns out you are the ones who benefit from the marriage. If your parents' marriage arrangement failed, they would definitely not let you do this."
"But you don't want to be a housewife like your mother and want to go out and earn money. This is a contradiction between new ideas and old experiences."
"Wow!" Tan Mo gave a thumbs-up. "As expected of a journalist, you summarized the core idea in just a few words."
Jin Yuan raised his eyebrows proudly, "Don't treat paparazzi as reporters."
Tan Mo smiled and stretched back her hand, but accidentally poked someone with her elbow. Just as she was about to say sorry, she turned around and saw Lu Xingjian with a blank look in his eyes. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"What are you thinking about?"
Lu Xingjian curled the corners of his mouth and shook his head, not wanting to discuss this topic with Tan Moshen.
There was movement from Jiang Qingya's end. Xu Xiaonian said indignantly, "Then you have to resist."
"Who said there wasn't one?" Jiang Qingya sighed. "I've resisted several times, but to no avail."
She suddenly remembered, "I wanted to tell you guys about this last night while we were eating hot pot, but I forgot."
"Didn't I leave the organization and act alone during this period? Actually, I was locked up at home by my father."
Jin Yuan: "What?"
Jiang Qingya: "Our family's assets are mainly in the media and entertainment industry, especially in film distribution. My father made a fortune in this field, and later on we also got involved in the internet and finance."
Jin Yuan: "No, sister, can I say this?"
"Why can't I tell you? Anyone interested can find out by just searching online. Besides, I don't treat you as outsiders." Jiang Qingya patted her chest. "My eldest brother doesn't like the entertainment industry, so he took over the internet and finance, which are considered side businesses for our family. He does have some skills, and the money he makes from these two industries is increasing."
"My second brother is not so good. After he got the core industry, he actually went to seduce female celebrities.
Jin Yuan: "! Damn, sister, have you forgotten my identity? I'm an entertainment reporter, and you're revealing all this."
"Yes, yes." Tan Mo ate the melon with gusto. Finally, it was the part about her favorite stars and rich people.
Jiang Qingya: "Even if you know, so what? This female star wanted to reveal that she found a sponsor to get to the top, but my dad has been suppressing it. You see, not even you know."
Jin Yuan sighed deeply, "Don't talk about this kind of thing that is only for viewing but not for eating. It will only make you sad. Woo woo."
"I mentioned my second brother mainly to say that he's incompetent, not as good as me, and has messed up my father's core industry. Even so, my father didn't want me to take over. Even when his butt was on fire, he just urged me to quickly marry into the Nangong family so that they could help him. It's so annoying."
Jiang Qingya was lost in worry. "I went on so many blind dates, and finally found Nangong Lie, who looked decent and had a decent family background and character. I originally thought I should marry him first and then use his family to build my career slowly. But I didn't expect him to be so hot-tempered, and he even started a free love relationship with me halfway through."
"You're just kidding me."
Xu Xiaonian suddenly said with some guilt: "I'm sorry, if it weren't for me..."
Jiang Qingya: ???
"Why are you apologizing to me? It's okay, baby. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that Nangong Lie was a manic patient. I had been struggling between 'should I just give up' and 'bear with it, maybe it can still be used after washing'. Since I knew he was mentally unstable, I decisively chose the former. You helped me a lot."
Xu Xiaonian: ...Why does it feel weird?
But she still said honestly: "Okay, okay, you're welcome."
Lin Yu thought of a big question, "But now the news that Nangong Lie is not Mr. Nangong's biological son has spread throughout City A, and your father should know about it. Will he still let you continue with the marriage?"
Jiang Qingya clapped her hands. "Besides the fact that my second brother nearly ruined the company, this is the second reason my dad locked me up at home. On the one hand, he urged me to marry into the Nangong family as soon as possible, and on the other hand, he introduced me to wealthy couples. I feel like he's also hesitating and making preparations."
"As for Nangong Lie's decision to leave the Nangong family last night, I don't think he's heard about it yet."
Lin Yu asked again: "What do you think? A real marriage?"
When she heard this question, Tan Mo suddenly noticed a pair of clear eyes. Jiang Qingya was staring at her with bright eyes. When she raised her eyes and looked over subconsciously, Jiang Qingya was smiling at her with bright red lips.
Tan Mo, who was slurping yogurt, suddenly choked. What a creepy smile.
Jiang Qingya said, "I have a brilliant idea. Do you want to know?"
Tan Mo: "No, I don't want to."
I always feel like nothing good is going to happen.
Jiang Qingya ignored her thoughts and said with a smile, "Wouldn't it be better if Tan Mo and I just got married?"
Everything has an explainable reason.
"Oh!" Tan Mo suddenly realized, "So you've been doing so much since this morning, all because..."
Jiang Qingya got there first and said, "I'm trying to seduce you."
Lu Xingjian's dead eyes: ...
"Puff..." If she hadn't swallowed quickly, the yogurt in Tan Mo's mouth would have almost sprayed out.
"What a talent." Jin Yuan and Jiang Qingya clapped their hands together.
Tan Mo slapped Jiang Qingya on the head. "You're such a talent! You're so smart!
"Why am I not a talented person?" Jiang Qingya hugged her head in grievance to avoid being hit by Tan Mo again.
"Although I told Nangong Xiong this, I really think this is highly feasible. Let me analyze it for you."
"First of all, even if I don't marry into the Nangong family, my father will definitely arrange for me to marry into another wealthy family. Secondly, after Nangong Lie left, you are the only child of the Nangong family. Do you think you can avoid the arranged marriage? The answer is of course not. Whether it's you or me, this is a reality we have to face."
"And I am beautiful. Not only am I beautiful, but I also have a good character and a cheerful personality. I can fully take responsibility for you." Jiang Qingya was very happy when she said this.
"As for you," she looked at Tan Mo with a critical eye. "Your appearance is barely comparable to mine. Your character is indeed a little better than mine, but your taste is very poor. You always like to act like an old lady. It's a bit low."
A question mark appeared in Xu Xiaonian's mind, "Excuse me, what is old lady behavior?"
Jiang Qingya: "I just love to get small bargains, like queuing up to get eggs, downloading the app to get a free water bottle, searching on QQ to get various coupons, and eating Pinhao meals."
As soon as she finished speaking, another slap from Tan Mo landed on her head.
"Damn it." Jiang Qingya's eyes suddenly filled with tears that were about to fall, and she cried, "You must have hit my head so hard, it's swollen and burned. I came up with such a good plan, and you hit me."
Tan Mo: "I'm going to hit you, but I won't marry you."
"Why? Am I so outstanding? If you don't like women, I can even change my sex for you!" In Jiang Qingya's eyes, as long as she can achieve her goal, she will do anything.
"This has nothing to do with whether you are excellent or not." Tan Mo said firmly, "I just don't like you."
"It's useless for Nangong Xiong to force me into marriage. If the person I want to marry is someone I like, I can ask him to help me get married. Otherwise, no one can force me."
Tan Mo's eyes became firm. "In short, I will only marry someone I like."
When it comes to marriage and love, Tan Mo and Jiang Qingya make completely different choices.
Jiang Qingya felt that marriage was a casual exchange of interests. As long as the interests were given and a little bit of love was shown, she would be willing to get married.
Tan Mo is more like a freedom fighter. She is very proactive and no one can interfere with her.
Lu Xingjian stared at her profile in a daze. The clear and smooth lines of her jaw always fascinated him.
He kept himself alert and looked away at just the right time.
In order to avoid being discovered, he didn't dare to look any further.
Tan Mo didn't know what she was thinking about, but she suddenly smiled and said, "Unless you can turn into Ultraman, maybe there is still a chance."
Jiang Qingya:?
She continued with her broken sobs, "Well, I'd rather die."
"Before you die," Tan Mo said mercilessly, "you should apologize to Lu Xingjian first."
"That's right." Master Gao said thoughtfully, "You said you were going to marry Tan Mo. It's such a simple matter, why did you curse Assistant Lu with a voodoo doll? He didn't do anything to you, did he?"
Jiang Qingya: "I don't know either. Anyway, every time I see him close to Tan Mo, I can't stand it! I feel like he's trying to steal my things."
Master Gao:?
Jiang Qingya pointed at Xu Xiaonian again, "When I was still planning my marriage with Nangong Lie, I also felt that she was blocking my plan."
Master Gao:?
Xu Xiaonian:?
Among the people present, perhaps only Tan Mo understood the reason. Like Xu Xiaonian, it was all based on the character logic of Mrs. Shuizhu Wanzi.
In the book, Jiang Qingya is portrayed as an arrogant rich girl who will do anything to gain benefits for herself. She will target anyone who might take away her benefits.
Master Gao was very confused and said, "What you said is true. Lu Xingjian is Tan Mo's assistant. Of course he is very close to Tan Mo."
Jiang Qingya: "We're so close that we're almost sleeping in the same bed, don't you think?"
Master Gao:!
Aunt Fengjuan:!
Xu Xiaonian:!
Jin Yuan:!
Lin Yu: ~~
Lu Xingjian: ...
Tan Mo: "Puff..."
I almost spit it out again.
Jiang Qingya expressed her observations, "And I think Lu Xingjian likes..."
"Shut her mouth quickly." Tan Mo ordered.
Lin Yu rushed to Jiang Qingya and covered her mouth with his hand.
Tan Mo: "This is too far-fetched! You're fabricating rumors about the pure superior-subordinate relationship between Assistant Lu and me. Drag her down and give her a ten-foot lash of the cane, execute her with a stick, and expel her from the sisterhood."
"Listen, my orders." Lin Yu and Jin Yuan happily accepted the task.
He covered Jiang Qingya's mouth and dragged her away.
Jiang Qingya whimpered, trying to speak, but the words were blocked as soon as they reached her lips. She blew bubbles like a goldfish that was almost out of breath underwater, and her words were intermittent and unclear.
Lu Xingjian lowered his eyelashes slightly and watched this farce.
But his heart sank into the silent sea.
"Sister, don't worry. I believe you and I'm on the same side as you. I also think they're having an affair." Lin Yu whispered in Jiang Qingya's ear, "Don't worry, I'll let you go once we get outside. I won't punish you."
Jiang Qingya:?! Really using lynching? Isn't this just cosplay?
She pulled off Lin Yu's hand that was covering her mouth and shouted, "I apologize. I'm sorry for talking nonsense. I'm sorry, Assistant Lu. I shouldn't have been hostile to you. I just can't control my heart!"
"Whose heart is this~" Tan Mo hummed. It was almost time to end the gossip, so she supported Lu Xingjian and stood up from the ground.
But my legs are numb.
She held Lu Xingjian, gasping for breath and remained indifferent to Jiang Qingya's voice.
Jiang Qingya was numb and heartbroken. "Don't I have a chance to reform? What will happen to my future career? I'm sorry, Assistant Lu!"
cause?
After listening to gossip for so long, Tan Mo still doesn't know what Jiang Qingya's career is.
She asked without hesitation, "Career, career, I've always heard you say you want to have a career, so what is your career?"
“Become a successful producer.”
Tan Mo:!!!
Well, after going through so much trouble, I found that the compound talents were right next to me.
"Spare his life." She shouted nervously, completely ignoring the numbness in her legs, and hopped down the stairs on one leg.
"Slow down, it's dangerous to jump on the stairs like this." Lu Xingjian was worried.
Jiang Qingya finally stopped, feeling like she was frantically testing the edge of a cliff and was in danger of falling at any time.
She broke free from the restraints of Jin Yuan and Lin Yu and sat down on the ground without any image. This made her feel safe.
It is impossible to remove her from the sisterhood.
Her legs were in so much pain, ouch, ouch.
Tan Mo frowned and asked curiously, "Your dream is to be a producer."
"Why? Is that hard to imagine? My family runs an entertainment company."
"I've never heard you mention it before."
"You know." Jiang Qingya said shyly, "My dad doesn't want me to do this job, so I don't say much."
Tan Mo asked hopefully, "Have you ever produced any films? What were your achievements?"
"I did a very small online variety show, and the results..." Jiang Qingya successfully whetted Tan Mo's appetite, "It flopped."
Tan Mo: ...
Jiang Qingya shamefacedly argued, "You can't blame me, my dad doesn't want me to get involved in the entertainment industry. He says it's a big mess and it'll easily corrupt me. Plus, he didn't want me to start a career in the first place. When the people in the industry heard I was going to do a project, they were unwilling to go against my dad and help me."
"When I was doing this variety show, I did it secretly. I invested all my own money and had no money for promotion. But, there was still a certain amount of popularity."
Jin Yuan asked, "So how much return did you get on your investment back then?"
Jiang Qingya looked up at the sky and muttered softly, "It's just a small loss."
"ah?"
"What? This result is already very good." Jiang Qingya raised her head and spoke loudly to support herself.
Tan Mo thought for a while and said, "Okay, I won't beat you to death yet. I'll give you a chance to reform."
"Really?!" Jiang Qingya stood up directly, her eyes shining.
"But you must sincerely apologize to Lu Xingjian and expose all your ugly crimes."
Jiang Qingya trotted up the stairs, startling Lin Yu and yelling, "Didn't you say your legs hurt? Why are you running like this?"
"It's okay. I feel as strong as a bull."
She stood in front of Lu Xingjian, panting slightly. After thinking for a while, she said, "Assistant Lu, I really realize that my mistake has had a great impact on you. Please accept my apology."
Lu Xingjian was not a petty person, but he felt that some of Jiang Qingya's behaviors were really bad and needed to be educated.
"I can forgive you, but you framed me..."
Jiang Qingya continued naturally, "I framed you. Besides that, I also deflated your tires and had my men send an old woman to scam you. I also tried to sow discord between you and Tan Mo..."
Lu Xingjian's pupils trembled.
He didn't expect that Jiang Qingya could do so many things, and the old lady's matter was actually her doing.
"You are so broad-minded that you have forgiven all the stupid things I, a vicious and despicable person, have done. Thank you, Assistant Lu."
To Lu Xingjian's shock, Jiang Qingya added, "Oh, by the way, I also cursed you to become bald. Besides that, Master Qingtang, please understand that I haven't done anything else."
Lu Xingjian: …
"Don't let me see you again!" Lu Xingjian was almost about to explode with a breath held in his heart.
He no longer cared about his dignity and turned and left.
Leaving behind Tan Mo's merciless attempt at suppressing laughter, she gave Jiang Qingya a thumbs-up. "You are indeed a talent. I've been with Lu Xingjian for so long, and I've never seen him lose his composure like this."
Jiang Qingya chuckled, "It's okay, just so-so."
That evening, Tan Mo, Jiang Qingya, and a few others finished their dinner and held a meeting. They didn't return to their room until after seven o'clock.
She stared at the sliding door between her and Lu Xingjian's room for a while, but didn't hear any movement from Lu Xingjian's other end.
She thought about it, walked over and knocked on the door.
"Wait." It was Lu Xingjian's light voice. After a while, the sliding door opened.
A burst of fragrance wafted towards him, and Lu Xingjian's hair was wet.
Tan Mo: "Did you just take a shower?"
"Yeah." Lu Xingjian wiped his hair, "Sorry, I haven't cleaned myself up yet."
He suppressed the urge to close the sliding door and said, "I hope the meeting tonight went well."
Perhaps because Jiang Qingya had really pissed him off and he didn't want to see her again, Lu Xingjian, who had always been by Tan Mo's side, didn't attend this meeting for the first time.
Tan Mo hummed softly, her eyes fixed on Lu Xingjian's face. His skin was steamed by the hot water, becoming pink, smooth and flawless.
Lu Xingjian moved the towel down. Tan Mo noticed his discomfort and looked away.
She said, "I came to ask if you're hungry. Even if you don't want to see Jiang Qingya, there's no need to skip dinner. I asked Master Gao to leave some food for you. Do you want to go down and eat?"
"No, I just ate too much this afternoon."
Tan Mo felt that it was not a wise move for her to initiate this conversation tonight, so she decisively ended the topic, "Okay, go blow dry your hair."
The sliding door was closed again.
Tan Mo lay back on the sofa.
She likes this sofa very much and feels very comfortable lying on it.
The day ended early and she had plenty of time to waste. After turning off the lights around the sofa, Tan Mo lay down and began to empty her mind and rest.
I don’t know how long it was before I heard a soft knock on the door.
"Mr. Tan, are you asleep?" It was Lu Xingjian's voice.
Tan Mo opened half an eye and replied lazily, "No."
The sliding door slid open, revealing a brighter light than hers. Lu Xingjian said miserably, "Miss Jiang must have put something in my cup. I'm feeling a little uncomfortable now."
Tan Mo:!
*
So this is what it feels like to work under the stars.
Nangong Lie suddenly remembered something.
When he was in junior high school, he still lived in the old house and commuted to an aristocratic private school every day.
The person who took him to class could not be Nangong Xiong, but the driver who drove him. Nangong Lie could no longer remember the driver's name, maybe Sun, but he couldn't remember.
Apart from Uncle Song and some important staff members, it is difficult for Nangong Lie to remember these insignificant screws serving the Nangong family.
They are highly replaceable and therefore highly mobile; if you are not satisfied with someone, you can fire them and replace them with the next one.
His perception of them is to add "old" or "young" before their surnames.
Master Sun had been driving him for two years. One weekend, his afternoon math class was delayed, so Nangong Lie arrived at the golf course for practice until evening.
That day, he was led out of the car by Nangong Xiong's life assistant and the reception staff of the golf course.
Halfway through the journey, he suddenly remembered that he had left a toy on the car.
He didn't ask anyone else for help and insisted on getting it himself.
When the boss gets off the car to do business, the private car driver will arrange his own departure or stay according to the boss's time.
Most drivers are worried about affecting their boss's use of the car, so they often stay in the car and are on standby at all times.
Nangong Lie approached the car and heard the driver's hoarse and unpleasant voice coming out from the half-dropped window.
"My life is so miserable! I'm only starting class now, so it'll probably be night before I get home. It's the weekend, and I have to work day and night to earn a shitty salary."
"I haven't had much rest. I wanted to get off work early and go back to see the kids."
He seemed to be on the phone with someone, complaining, "It's great to be rich. Why can't I be a rich person? Damn, if I have money, I can let others treat me like dogs."
"I didn't expect that I would be a dog for a rich man, hahahaha."
The driver suddenly glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Nangong Lie standing there. He was so scared that he dropped his phone.
He fumbled for a long time before he timidly got out of the car to help Nangong Lie open the door.
Nangong Lie took the lost toy and when he turned to leave, the driver stopped him tremblingly. He seemed to want to say something to him, but he moved his lips and said nothing in the end.
Nangong Lie didn't ask either.
The next day, Nangong Xiong asked about his studies as usual. His grandfather was very concerned about this and asked him to think about it every day and tell him things he didn't understand.
He will help answer questions and resolve doubts.
Nangong Lie was very familiar with this kind of answering questions and resolving doubts.
If he asked questions that were too simple, Nangong Xiong would question his IQ; if he said there were no questions, Nangong Xiong would suspect that he was not thinking.
So, he thought about it and asked about what he heard last night about Master Sun.
"Why did he say that?"
He was indeed a little troubled by this issue, vaguely feeling that the other party was blaming him.
However, after listening to him, Nangong Xiong just told him: "It's the poor who are jealous of you. They have no ability. Complaining and jealousy are the only things they can do."
"Okay, don't take it to heart. Go back and read." He pushed Nangong Lie.
When he reached the door, Nangong Lie turned around and took a last look at Nangong Xiong. His grandfather seemed even colder than when he first arrived.
Later, Nangong Lie never saw Master Sun at home again.
In the subway station with its whirring sounds, this meaningless little thing that never left an impression on him just flashed through Nangong Lie's mind.
"XX station is here. Get off the bus. Please be careful of the space under your feet."
When Nangong Lie heard the station announcement, he stood up and walked out dragging his luggage at his feet.
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